Asthenosoma ijimai is a species of sea urchin of the family Echinothuriidae. Their armour is covered with spines. It is placed in the genus Asthenosoma and lives in the sea. Asthenosoma ijimai was first scientifically described in 1897 by Yoshiwara.[1]

Asthenosoma ijimai
Later embryonic stages of "Asthenosoma ijiinai"
Later embryonic stages of Asthenosoma ijiinai
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Echinothurioida
Family: Echinothuriidae
Genus: Asthenosoma
Species:
A. ijimai
Binomial name
Asthenosoma ijimai
(Yoshiwara, 1897)

References

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  1. ^ Kroh, A. (2010). Asthenosoma ijimai (Yoshiwara, 1897). In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2010) World Echinoidea Database. at the World Register of Marine Species.